What is a Wedge? (With Narration) Simple Machines | Science for Kids | Educational Videos by Mocomi

What is a Wedge? - Simple Machines for Kids and Science Videos by Mocomi Kids

Do you know what a wedge is? Or what makes one? Get answers to these, and many more questions and understand how important this simple machine is to us.

The wedge is the active twin of the inclined plane and one of the six classical simple machines. Unlike, an inclined plane, which is stationary, a wedge does useful work by moving.

A wedge is made up of two inclined planes. These planes meet and form a sharp edge. For a wedge, the effort force is applied to the vertical (height) of the wedge.

We often see a wedge being used for many things – to separate portions of an object, to lift a heavy load, to hold an object in place and avoid it from moving.

The force yielded from the wedge is inversely proportional to the inclined angle.

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